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Sleep Duration and Reported Functional Capacity among Black and White US Adults
Author(s) -
Perry Brimah,
Franscene Oulds,
Oladipupo Olafiranye,
Mirnova E. Ceïde,
Shavon Dillon,
Olasumbo Awoniyi,
João Nunes,
Girardin JeanLouis
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
journal of clinical sleep medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.529
H-Index - 92
eISSN - 1550-9397
pISSN - 1550-9389
DOI - 10.5664/jcsm.2762
Subject(s) - medicine , sleep (system call) , duration (music) , white (mutation) , gerontology , art , biochemistry , chemistry , literature , computer science , gene , operating system
Evidence suggests that individuals reporting sleeping below or above the population's modal sleep duration are at risk for diabetes, hypertension, and other cardiovascular diseases. Evidence also indicates that individuals with these conditions have reduced functional capacity. We assessed whether reported sleep duration and functional capacity are independently associated and whether individuals' race/ethnicity has an effect on this association.

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